Tinu Yohannan

Kerala's sharp decline from Ranji Trophy finalists to early exits has exposed underlying weaknesses. The departure of key all-rounder Jalaj Saxena has left a significant void, impacting the team's control and experience. Despite dedicated preparation, the squad struggled across all facets, highlighting a need for better planning and accountability to build a more resilient future.

Kerala will start their journey in the Plate Division of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament when they will take on Goa at the Fort Maidan ground.

M Balan Pandit, a legend in Kerala and a widely known cricketer all over India, much before the emergence of Tinu Yohannan and S Sreesanth, passed away at his residence in Koonammavu on Wednesday.

No player in the state has watched Kerala cricket and its cricketers as closely as Tinu Yohannan in the last six years. The former India pacer joined the state coaching set-up as a bowling coach under Sairaj Bahutule in 2014. He continued in the role under veteran coaches P Balachandran and Dav Whatmore and even took charge of the team when the former was sacked midway through the 2016-17 season.

As S Sreesanth gets ready to make his return to competitive cricket after being named in the Kerala squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, the veteran pacer has got the full backing of coach and former teammate Tinu Yohannan.

Former India pacer Tinu Yohannan (41) was on Monday appointed as the coach of Kerala senior men’s cricket team. Yohannan will take over the reins from Dav Whatmore of Australia.

Former India pacer Tinu Yohannan has been named the head coach of Ruby Kanchi Warriors ahead of the second season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). Yohannan, who represented India in 3 Tests and as many ODIs, will have the company of his former Kerala state mate Ajay Kudua — the team’s batting coach.

The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) launched its ambitious player development project High Performance Centre (HPC) at Palace Oval, Tripunithura on Saturday as part of the centenary celebrations of the founder-secretary of the state association KV Kelappan Thampuran.

Udan Panam Chapter 4 is concluding on a high note. In the final week, the show will invite celebrities from different fields as guests.

Former Indian cricketer Tinu Yohannan, a qualified Level-I coach now, thinks young Kerala paceman Basil Thampi had improved a lot in recent times and would represent the country soon.

The path treaded by Kerala's only two Test players so far - Tinu Yohannan and S Sreesanth - has given many budding youngsters over the years the aspiration to become a speedster in the state.

Touted as the future of Indian cricket by pundits after his batting exploits in the IPL and Champions League T20 in the last two seasons, Kerala's dashing middle-order batsman Sanju Samson has finally made it to the Indian ODI team.

In a first, the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has turned to a foreign hand to arrest the sliding fortunes of their cricket team.

KOCHI: Long jumper Anju Bobby George, who made history by winning India's first ever medal in the world athletic championship in Paris recently, has been chosen for the Mathrubhumi's Sports Magazine's 'Star of the Year' award for her brilliant performances during the year 2002.

The first Annual General Body (AGM) meeting of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) under its new dispensation has discussed the ways and means to improve the level of junior cricket in the state.

It was widely expected that after his 44 wickets in the Ranji Trophy season, Kerala fast bowler Sandeep Warrier would be picked for the India 'A' squad to face England Lions in the four-day matches. But Sandeep didn't find a place in India 'A'.

In a drastic move the Kerala Cricket Association has decided to do a major overhaul of the Kerala team midway through the domestic season by deciding to remove P Balachandran as the chief coach and making five changes to the squad for their Ranji Trophy match against Goa starting in Mumbai on Sunday.

"I just like to play white-ball (cricket) more than red-ball," he says, before offering a simple explanation for his preference. "The white ball travels (in the air) a bit more longer than the red ball, that’s it. It’s good to see when the ball is going like this," he gestures as if he's flying a paper plane.

Legendary South Africa cricketer Jonty Rhodes will be joining Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) team Ruby Trichy Warriors as mentor. This was revealed by the team on its Twitter feed.